Improvement in oil-cans



l. H. BROWN.

Oil-Gans.

Patnte'd May 12, 1874.

JOHN HAMILTON RRowN, OE NEw YORK, N. Y., AssreNoR To RORERCL1 NAPIERANnERsON, OE sAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIL-CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent B10515051@ dated May 12,1871i; application filed April 21, 1874.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, vJOHN HAMILTON BROWN, of New York, in the' countyof New York and `State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oil- Gan Gaps and Nozzles; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwillV enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The invention embraced in this patent consists in the combination of areversible screwnozzle, projecting wholly within the can, with asealing-plate, soldered in position over4 the nozzle, to seal the samefor transportation of the can, and by the removal of said sealingplateallow access to the nozzle to withdraw it from the can, and screw it inreversed position within the can-collar for the use ofl the consumer,the object and advantage of the invention being to obtain a nozzle withthe can which shall be secured for use within the top opening, butentirely concealed by a sealing-plate, iiush, or nearly so, with thecantop, so that neither cap nor nozzle'can be removed from the can intransit for sale, and yet allow both to be removed by. the consumer, thedevice being simple, easily applied, and eective in securing thecontents of the can.

In the accompanying drawings, Figiue l represents a vertical section ofa portion of a can with the nozzle sealed in place for transportation;Fig. 2, a similar section with the sealing-cap removed, and the nozzlein place to pour out the contents; and Fig. 3, a view in perspective ofthe reversible screw-nozzle.

Within the openin g in the top of the can A a screw-collar, a, issecured by a rim, b, by which to solder it fast.

This collar may project above or within the top; when the former, itonly stands up about a quarter of an inch.

A reversible separate nozzle, c, is screwed into the collar a, so thatthe spout is entirely within the can, and the screw end cl ush with thescrew-collar a, in which position it is a lixture of the can forshipment. It, however, performs no function of sealing the can; but thisis effected, when the can is filled, by a separate cap-plate, e,soldered Onto the top A, over the open nozzle c, which hangs by itsscrew-thread d within the liquid.

When the collar a is flush with the iiat top A, as in Fig. 1, thissealing-cap e is a flat plate; but when used with a raised collar, itmust t over it by a raised cap, as in Fig. 4.

To open the can the sealing-plate e is cut Off, and the nozzle c isunscrewed, withdrawn, and reversed, and its screw-threaded end d screwedinto the iixed collar a, to form a spout through which the oil can bepoured. When the can is empty, the nozzle can again be screwed down init out of the way, and for use if desired to reiill the can.

The screw end of the nozzle is provided with a thin cross-handle,f, bywhich the spout is screwed into and unscrewed from the collar; andwhenused to pour out the liquid, this cross-handle makes no obstruction tothe spout, as the handle crosses the screw end with the thin edge inline with the spoutopening.

The spout when used may be kept closed by a cork` to exclude dust.

In a patent bearing even date herewith, I have described a Xed closedsealing-cap projecting within the can, and capable of being cut oft' toopen the can, and from such sealing-cap a nozzle is made removable orreversible, and both the closed cap and they nozzle are carried withinthe can'for transportation therewith. But in my present invention Iemploy a removable interior projecting spout, suspended by itsscrew-thread, in a new combination with an outside sealing'- plate.

I claim-f- 1. In a can for oil and other liquids, the

combination of an open reversible nozzle7 e, In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as projecting Within thecan, with an outside seztlmy own,I have affixed my signature in presilig`.and closing plateor cap, e, forsaid nozzle, ence of two Witnesses.

ortrmsporta'tion. y JOHN HAMILTON BROWN.

2. The combination of a removable sealing Witnesses: Mate or cap, e,with a removable and revers- FRANK OHAPIN,

ble nozzle, c, substantially as described.v 1 ROBT. N. ANDERSON.

